Smart packaging and connected products company, Tapwow has partnered with materials science specialist, Avery Dennison Smartrac and introduced the Getting Started with NFC Tag kit, based on NXP chip technology. It allows customers to evaluate NFC technology with customised content and use cases.
Wearable
Wireless SoC has security features for broad IoT
Believed to be the world’s first dual Arm Cortex-M33 wireless SoC, Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF5340 is suitable for complex IoT applications including low energy audio, advanced wearables, industrial automation and professional lighting.
SiP integrates cellular and GNSS technology
Swiss positioning and wireless communication specialist, u-blox, has integrated low power wide area (LPWA) connectivity and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology into a small system in package (SiP) form factor. The Alex-R5 is a miniature cellular module designed for size-constrained asset tracking, wearable and healthcare applications.
Children’s smart watch has gamification feature; tracks physical activity
Based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear platform, the Xplora X5 Play smart watch is a suitable first phone for young children (aged four to 11 years) and is the only smart watch for children with gamification and a step tracker to encourage physical activity.
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